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The phrase "greatest ever" gets tossed around without much heed in the sports world.
However, it might actually apply to this year's three-point-shooting contest during the NBA's All-Star weekend.
"I think it's the greatest field that...

When the NBA on Thursday night announced the starters for the All-Star game, it wasn't a surprise that Clippers forward Blake Griffin was voted in by the fans as a starter for the Western Conference and that Chris Paul was not voted in as a starter.
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The latest sign of a sagging franchise was delivered Tuesday.
ABC dumped its planned coverage of the Lakers' game against Oklahoma City on March 1, replacing it with Cleveland at Houston.
It marked the first time this season the Lakers were dropped from...

It's almost time to replace a word in the nickname Nick Young gave himself last month.
When he proclaimed himself to be "IDM" (I Don't Miss), he left himself open to ridicule if he started missing. He's done a lot of it in six games this month,...

Clippers reserve center Spencer Hawes said he got an MRI exam Saturday on his left knee, which revealed a bone bruise.
Hawes didn't play later that night against Milwaukee and is doubtful for Monday night's game at Staples Center against Detroit.
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The divergent fortunes of the Clippers and Lakers have not carried over to their television ratings. They're both on the decline.
Nielsen ratings for the Clippers and Lakers in the Los Angeles market were down double digits percentage-wise over their...

The NBA schedule makers may have gotten a little too gung-ho-ho-ho with the Clippers' holiday calendar.
Their game against Indiana on Wednesday night at Staples Center represented the start of a stretch of six games in nine days, ending with a...

Doc Rivers has had his tearful return to TD Garden.
He's hugged Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen before and after coaching against the stars who helped him win his only NBA title.
That leaves Rajon Rondo as the last significant link from Rivers'...

Bad record. Passive defense. Hot-and-cold offense.
The Lakers and Boston Celtics have a lot in common, two teams muddling through downtrodden days after meeting in the NBA Finals just 4½ years ago.
Kobe Bryant will be the only Lakers player...

The Lakers were granted a $4.85 million disabled-player exception on Tuesday for injured point guard Steve Nash.
What that means for a future Lakers' acquisition isn't as straightforward. The exception is a spending tool that can be used to add one...

A simple reason for a rare Lakers victory was the return of Nick Young, the self-proclaimed "Swaggy P" always one step and two laughs ahead in life.
"It's like my swag just rubbed off on everybody," he said after bringing some...

Clippers small forward Matt Barnes is going through a big shooting slump.
In the team's eight exhibition games, he shot six for 44 (13.6%) from the field. From beyond the three-point line, Barnes shot one for 24 (4.2%).
When Clippers Coach Doc Rivers...

It sounds like a scenario that could exist only in the mind of a tech savant.
A fan at Staples Center wants to see his favorite Clipper dunk on the overhead video board during a timeout. He accesses a website with his mobile phone, picks Blake Griffin...

On Monday, the NBA granted the Lakers a $1.5-million disabled player exception for injured rookie power forward Julius Randle.
The exception, which expires on March 10, can be used to sign or claim a single player off waivers for $1.5 million, or trade...

Doc Rivers got a suite at Staples Center on Wednesday for the Clippers to watch the Kings raise their Stanley Cup championship banner.
He wanted the players to visualize that it was they who had just won a title. Apparently it worked.
"We tasted...

The newest resident of Lob City seems to have it all backward.
He's 7 feet 1, can dunk almost flat-footed and yet …
"I'm a lob thrower more" than a catcher, Spencer Hawes said.
The Clippers' forward-center has been that way since begging...

Cross veteran sharpshooter Ray Allen off the list of candidates to take the Clippers’ final roster spot.
Clippers Coach Doc Rivers said Wednesday that the team’s glut of shooting guards would preclude Allen from joining the team.
“Ray’s looking at our...

The Clippers reinforced their bench Wednesday with a pair of journeymen hoping to get their careers on track, signing swingman Chris Douglas-Roberts and forward-center Ekpe Udoh to one-year contracts for the veteran minimum of $1 million.
The additions...

As expected, free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu re-signed with the Clippers on Friday for one year and the veteran’s minimum of $1.4 million.
Turkoglu, 35, averaged 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds while shooting 38.5% in 38 games with the Clippers last...